U18 World League

Dağılgan Arena
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ferdinando Carosella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dave Ottaviani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 played minutes 68Aksarayspor got a freekick which was hit by Zülfikar İhtişam. After 7 played minutes Carloforte f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Terrasi. Andrea Ranieri was a little too slow when Efe Yeğiner got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. Efe Yeğiner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrea Ranieri having to interfere. Dave Ottaviani hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Efe Yeğiner got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Ferdinando Carosella sped through 68Aksarayspor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Karadeniz Üçer. Osman Nuri Rikap struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Andrea Ranieri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 68Aksarayspor. When Ferdinando Carosella fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carloforte f.c.'s protests and gave Ferdinando Carosella a yellow card for diving instead. Ferdinando Carosella hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Efe Yeğiner stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 62 minutes into the match, 68Aksarayspor's goalkeeper Karadeniz Üçer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferdinando Carosella. 69 minutes into the match, 68Aksarayspor's Efe Yeğiner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrea Ranieri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Efe Yeğiner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Efe Yeğiner came free, but Andrea Ranieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrea Ranieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efe Yeğiner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Carloforte f.c.'s Claudio Garibaldi got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd match minute, 68Aksarayspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Çakır Akergin to maneuver through the defense. If Dave Ottaviani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute Dave Ottaviani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karadeniz Üçer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68Aksarayspor's Karadeniz Üçer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Ottaviani in the 95th minute of play. Despite being the better team, 68Aksarayspor failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.